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Stream if you want to go faster! Nine-camera coverage of a sporting event proved the Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield is a fast mover Y ou might think few things match the intense pressure of producing a live, multicamera
event broadcast streamed online to a pay-per-view audience – complete with graphics and a pundit show from a makeshift studio on location. But for Hereford-based Bubble Production, raised on shooting live TV news, it’s just part of the job. For their very toughest productions, this relatively small crew not only takes total care of the live stream but also a separate video feed for big screens viewed by the on-site audience, all while recording everything in high resolution for later edits. “The stream has to go out, there’s no second chance. We come from a TV news background, so it’s a world we’ve all grown up in. It’s part of the adrenaline buzz,” reveals Bubble Production boss Graham Essenhigh. “We use a powerful, integrated system for our end-to-end workflow, and one of the benefits is that the cameras can save their footage to a PSSD. We have relied on Samsung portable drives for many years, and they have never let us down. It’s one less thing to worry about.” When given the chance to try the current Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield, the crew jumped at it. The team relies on
FOLLOW THE ACTION The speedy Samsung portable drive is shown here, securely fastened to a camera rig for ease of use
a range of high-performance cameras, vision mixers and various recording and switching devices to create a seamless workflow. “We use small clamps to safely fasten the portable drives to the sides of the cameras to keep everything secure,” says Essenhigh. And with the Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield available in up to 4TB, there’s no worry about running out of space – even on long shoots. The portable drive is fast and tough enough for the most demanding jobs, featuring an aluminium body which also aids heat dissipation, even when shooting high-bit-rate or Raw footage.
It provides high-sustained write performance, enabling the recording of 8K or even 12K video. With read and write speeds of up to 1050MB/s and 1000MB/s respectively – around ten times faster than most external HDDs – there’s no waiting for footage to save from cameras, audio or the mixing desk. That’s crucial since the Bubble team operates nationwide, producing large multicamera outside broadcasts. Their work includes classical and pop music festivals, gigs and even live TV coverage for the annual Remembrance Day on 11 November, from the Western Front or Whitehall in London for the BBC. For the team’s test of the Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield, they chose the Arenacross World Tour. Starting in Birmingham, then Wembley in London and ending in Abu Dhabi, these events are live off-road motorcycle racing complete with a show including pyros, presenters and commentators.
WE HAVE RELIED ON Samsung portable drives FOR MANY YEARS”
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